学个词Learn a Word 第1442课 affection

　　今天我们要学的词是affection。Affection, 意思是感情，爱慕之情。2月14日是一年一度的情人节。 "Lovers express their affection towards each other by sending flowers and chocolate on Valentine's Day," 情侣们在情人节这一天互送鲜花和巧克力，表达爱意。 "It's also a good idea to take the time to prepare a special meal to show your affection," 花时间准备一顿特别晚餐来表达爱意也是不错的主意。不过在伊朗情况就大大不同了。 "Last year, Iran banned Valentine tokens and advised the public against showing affection on Feb 14th, condemning¹ the occasion as 'a day of shame and lust,'" 去年2月14日，伊朗禁止销售情人节礼物，要求情侣们不能互诉衷情，说情人节是充斥着可耻和欲望的一天。好的，今天我们学习的词是affection...

1 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》